🎮 8-Bit Photo Converter

Convert your photos into retro 8-bit pixel art instantly in your browser!

🌟 Features

• Instant Conversion: Transform any photo into 8-bit pixel art directly in your browser
• Customisable Pixel Size: Adjust pixelation from subtle to extreme (2–40 pixel sizes)
• 8 Retro Colour Palettes: Game Boy, NES, ZX Spectrum, PICO-8, Commodore 64, CGA, Black & White, and Original
• Privacy-First: All processing happens locally in your browser — no uploads to servers
• Drag & Drop: Drop an image straight onto the canvas
• Easy Download: Save your 8-bit creations as PNG with one click

🚀 Live Demo

Visit 8bitphoto.co.uk to try it out!

🛠️ Technologies

• Pure HTML5
• Vanilla JavaScript
• CSS3
• HTML5 Canvas API
• No build process, no dependencies

📦 Project Structure

├── index.html              # Main HTML file with embedded CSS and structured data
├── script.js               # Image processing logic (vanilla JS)
├── robots.txt              # SEO crawl rules
├── sitemap.xml             # SEO sitemap
└── favicon files           # Icons for various devices

🚀 Quick Start

No build process required! Simply:

1. Open index.html in any modern web browser
2. Or deploy the files to any web server or hosting service

That's it. No npm install, no build steps, no dependencies.

🎯 How to Use

1. Upload: Click "SELECT IMAGE" or drag & drop a photo onto the canvas
2. Customise: Adjust the pixel size and choose a retro colour palette
3. Download: Click "DOWNLOAD 8-BIT" to save your creation as a PNG

🎨 Colour Palettes

Palette	Colours	Era
Original	Full	Keeps your image's colours, pixelation only
Game Boy	4	Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
NES	54	Nintendo Entertainment System
ZX Spectrum	15	Sinclair ZX Spectrum — iconic British home computer
PICO-8	16	PICO-8 fantasy console — popular modern retro palette
Commodore 64	16	Commodore 64 home computer
CGA	4	IBM Colour Graphics Adapter
Black & White	2	Simple monochrome

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

📝 License

This project is open source and available for personal and commercial use.

☕ Support

If you enjoy this project, consider buying me a coffee!

🔗 Links

• Website: https://8bitphoto.co.uk/

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